On This Day

Sunday, June 26, 1927

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	45	20	.692	--
Athletics	37	28	.569	8.0
White Sox	36	30	.545	9.5
Senators	33	29	.532	10.5
Tigers	29	30	.492	13.0
Indians	29	34	.460	15.0
Browns	27	33	.450	15.5
Red Sox	15	47	.242	28.5

Games

Indians 2, Browns 0

Browns 7, Indians 3

Athletics 4, Yankees 2

Yankees 7, Athletics 3

Senators 8, Red Sox 7

White Sox 9, Tigers 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	38	22	.633	--
Cardinals	37	24	.607	1.5
Cubs	37	26	.587	2.5
Giants	32	30	.516	7.0
Robins	31	34	.477	9.5
Braves	23	32	.418	12.5
Phillies	23	36	.390	14.5
Reds	24	41	.369	16.5

Games

Reds 8, Cubs 5

Pirates 9, Cardinals 3

Robins 7, Giants 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Earle Combs	4
1	Walt French	4
3	George Burns	3
3	Cedric Durst	3
3	13 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	Buddy Myer	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Barrett	4
1	Sammy Hale	4
1	Pie Traynor	4
4	Bob Barrett	2
4	15 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Rube Bressler	1
1	Earle Combs	1
1	Gus Felix	1
1	Alex Metzler	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George Uhle	1.40
2	Dazzy Vance	1.00
3	Jack Quinn	0.67
4	Wilcy Moore	0.62
5	Carmen Hill	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sarge Connally	1
1	Milt Gaston	1
1	Carmen Hill	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Uhle	7
2	Dazzy Vance	6
3	Wilcy Moore	5
4	Jesse Haines	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Harris	.405
2	Paul Waner	.390
3	Lou Gehrig	.389
4	Frankie Frisch	.385
5	Doc Farrell	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	24
2	Lou Gehrig	22
3	Hack Wilson	15
4	Rogers Hornsby	13
5	2 tied	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	78
2	Al Simmons	72
3	Paul Waner	71
4	Hack Wilson	63
5	Jim Bottomley	62

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	21
2	Kiki Cuyler	16
3	Sparky Adams	12
4	Goose Goslin	10
4	4 others tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	2.02
2	Hod Lisenbee	2.18
3	Wilcy Moore	2.40
4	Jesse Haines	2.42
5	Sarge Connally	2.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	13
2	Ted Lyons	12
3	Jesse Haines	11
3	Tommy Thomas	11
5	3 tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	89
2	Lefty Grove	84
3	Charlie Root	76
4	Tommy Thomas	62
5	Rube Walberg	58

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	6
2	Garland Braxton	5
2	George Mogridge	5
2	Wilcy Moore	5
5	2 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Billy Southworth	.481
2	Frankie Frisch	.452
3	Paul Waner	.434
4	Earl McNeely	.417
5	Bob Barrett	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	8
2	Babe Ruth	4
2	Al Simmons	4
4	Rogers Hornsby	3
4	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	19
2	Jim Bottomley	14
2	Sammy Hale	14
2	Al Simmons	14
2	Bill Terry	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	6
2	Fresco Thompson	5
3	Ossie Bluege	3
3	Earle Combs	3
3	Jackie Tavener	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hod Lisenbee	1.00
2	Urban Shocker	1.06
3	Eppa Rixey	1.13
4	Sarge Connally	1.17
5	Lee Meadows	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	4
2	Lefty Grove	3
2	Carmen Hill	3
2	Willis Hudlin	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	23
2	Dazzy Vance	22
3	Charlie Root	18
4	Larry Benton	15
4	Jakie May	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Pate	3
2	Garland Braxton	2
2	Wilcy Moore	2
4	Vic Aldridge	1
4	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Harris	.466
2	Frankie Frisch	.438
3	Paul Waner	.434
4	Clyde Barnhart	.412
5	Zack Wheat	.403

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	13
2	Lou Gehrig	12
3	Hack Wilson	8
4	Rogers Hornsby	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	36
1	Paul Waner	36
3	Lou Gehrig	32
4	Babe Ruth	31
5	Rogers Hornsby	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	11
2	Bill Barrett	7
2	Fresco Thompson	7
4	Lance Richbourg	6
5	8 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	1.43
2	Sarge Connally	1.69
3	Lil Stoner	2.17
4	Ken Holloway	2.18
5	Jakie May	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carmen Hill	8
2	Charlie Root	6
2	Myles Thomas	6
4	Pete Alexander	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	42
1	Dazzy Vance	42
3	Rube Walberg	34
4	Jakie May	33
5	Charlie Root	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	4
1	Joe Pate	4
3	George Mogridge	3
3	Wilcy Moore	3
5	2 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.362
2	Paul Waner	.361
3	Heinie Manush	.357
4	Bob Fothergill	.354
5	Goose Goslin	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	47
2	Lou Gehrig	34
3	Hack Wilson	27
4	Cy Williams	25
5	Al Simmons	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	141
2	Lou Gehrig	138
3	Jim Bottomley	126
3	Babe Ruth	126
5	Paul Waner	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	37
2	Sparky Adams	33
3	Frankie Frisch	31
4	Johnny Mostil	25
5	Taylor Douthit	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Guy Bush	2.18
2	Ray Kremer	2.52
3	Carl Mays	2.62
4	Pete Alexander	2.81
5	Dazzy Vance	2.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	24
2	Ray Kremer	23
3	Lee Meadows	22
3	George Uhle	22
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	181
2	Dazzy Vance	173
3	Charlie Root	149
4	Tommy Thomas	142
5	George Uhle	130

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	15
2	Lefty Grove	10
3	Joe Pate	9
4	George Mogridge	7
5	Sarge Connally	6